The ApeCast

Jack and Geoff take a moment to reflect on where they’ve been so far and where they’re going by watching the 1998 television documentary Behind the Planet of the Apes.  Hosted by Roddy McDowall, Behind is a treasure trove of behind the scenes footage, interviews, anecdotes and information about the history and production of the original Apes saga, from page to screen.  Jack forgot just how cool it was, and Geoff had never seen it at all, so they cracked open a couple of brews and had a great

For the final movie in the original film series, Geoff escapes to his native Canada and gathers a whole group of his old ape buddies to huddle up in the cold and hurl their verbal feces at Jack over Skype!  In all seriousness, Andrew, Josh, Jackson and Reagan join your intrepid hosts to lovingly air their grievances over the weakest of the Ape sequels.  It’s a boisterous conversation about bestiality, school buses, mutants, Sheriff Lobo, Trouble with Tribbles writer David Gerrold, squirrels, the

Jack and Geoff are back to dive into a far-reaching discussion of Conquest of the Planet of the Apes, both the film and its novelization.   Perhaps the most provocative of all the Apes sequels, Conquest boldly and unabashedly tackles issues like racial politics, slavery, political revolution  and the police state, not to mention the fates of poor Rover and Tabby (RIP)!  We’ll also be talking a lot about Armando, sexy chimps, the crazy life of MacDonald actor Hari Rhodes, Roddy McDowall’s crowning

Did you think the end of our last podcast pretty much ruled out the possibility of a sequel?  Think again!  Jack and Geoff are back to talk about one of their favorite Apes films, 1971’s Escape From the Planet of the Apes!  And joining them for the first time are long-time Apespert and Marvel Star Wars Explorers cohost Brian Rudloff and Ape noob (and composer of our wonderful theme song), Amos Dunn!  We’re going into the ways that Escape is possibly the most important Apes sequel, the wonderful

Hail the bomb!  For the first time, two guest commentators join the podcast to talk about the strange, dark sequel to the original smash film, Beneath the Planet of the Apes, and also its enjoyably schlocky novelization.  We’ll be diving into the bizarre story of a film that splits the difference between being an inferior retread of the first film and a daring, audacious and nihilistic experiment that’s not quite like anything else.  There’s a lot to unpack here, from the subtly odd and dispiriting

Your favorite apes Geoff and Jack dive deep into the book that started the entire Apes franchise rolling, Pierre Boulle’s 1963 classic, La Planète des singes!  And dive deep they do, by providing a little peek at the interesting life of the author that shaped his worldview, going over some of the key similarities and differences between the book and the movie,  summoning Beetlejuice, practicing their French pronunciation, talking about the Jetsons again, and sharing the best passages of the book!

In the first regular episode of The ApeCast, ape-sperts Geoff and Jack go ape over Planet of the Apes, the classic 1968 film that spawned a franchise!  They compare it to the novel on which it’s based, give you some insights into the making of the film, discuss the fantastic soundtrack, reminisce about their favorite moments and quotes, and generally bask in the glory of this wonderful movie, while also taking a few scenic detours!  Stay tuned until the end for ape-tastic features, and to find out

In the thrilling opening chapter of The ApeCast, talking apes and friends Geoff and Jack discuss their love for Planet of the Apes (the movie AND the planet), and outline how the podcast is going to work and what ape-tacular entertainment they’re going to be monkeying around with!  You’re going to go ape when you hear how bananas this podcast is!